PHP | Imagick __toString() Function

Last Updated : 13 Dec, 2019

The Imagick::__toString() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the image as a string. This function will only return a single image and should not be used for Imagick objects containing multiple images.

Syntax:

string Imagick::__toString( void )

Parameters:This function doesn’t accepts any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns the current image as string.

Exceptions: This function throws ImagickException on error.

Below programs illustrate the Imagick::__toString() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// Create a new imagick object 
$imagick = new Imagick( 
'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-13.png'); 
  
// Convert it into string 
$string = $imagick->__toString(); 
echo $string; 
?> 

Output:

This will display a large text which is the string form of image.

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create a new imagick object 
$imagick = new Imagick( 
'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-13.png'); 
  
// Convert it into string 
$string = $imagick->__toString(); 
  
// Show the output from string 
header("Content-Type: image/png"); 
echo $string; 
?> 